Creating new work, derived from classic texts, for a current world. An Academy at Arts Centre Melbourne workshop.
Join artists from theatre collective Bloomshed for a one-day masterclass in expressing your unique creative identity through devising new theatre from existing stories.
In this hands-on arts learning experience, students will:
- Work with Arts Centre Melbourne Creative Learning facilitators to explore what an identity as an artist and creative looks like, how it encompasses or enhances certain elements of personality, creativity and community.
- Learn about Bloomshed's collaborative devising process, adapting new works from classic texts.
Eligibility
Academy at Arts Centre Melbourne is a school holiday program for high-ability students in Years 4-12, supported by the Department of Education, through the Victorian Challenge and Enrichment Series. As such, only students enrolled at a Victorian Government school are eligible to attend. This program is targeted at students whose school reports show high ability in The Arts, showing advanced skills in creative expression. Read more here.
About Bloomshed
Bloomshed are an award-winning group of Australian artists who create cutting edge political satire, energising classic texts through accessible storytelling and outrageous dance breaks. Since 2012, we have created 15 new devised and adapted works, such as Animal Farm, Pride & Prejudice and Paradise Lost. Our works examine the major political issues of our time: corporate greed, climate change and class inequity. Our work is characterised by a profane blend of High Art and cheap thrills. Their contemporary retelling of Animal Farm features on the 2026 VCE Playlist.
Arts Centre Melbourne acknowledges the support of the Department of Education, Victoria, through the Victorian Challenge and Enrichment Series.
